Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	January-February 1977
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Orlando

Cover Details - "Fear in Philadelphia!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Simon Girty; General Benedict Arnold
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Ernie Chan
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

17 page Shazam!; Captain Marvel story "Fear in Philadelphia!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]; Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Mercury; Sid Stern; Captain Robert Maynard; Benjamin Franklin; Deborah Sampson Gannett; Ethan Allen; Green Mountain Boys; Daniel Boone; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Blackbeard [Edward Teach] (villain); Anne Bonny; Big Harpe [Micajah Harpe] (villain); Little Harpe [Wiley Harpe] (villain); Captain Walter Butler (villain); Simon Girty (villain); General Benedict Arnold (villain)
Synopsis	Sivana uses the reincarnation machine to bring back evil villains from the past. Mercury suggests Billy get Kid Eternity to help him.
Genre	Superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Location: Philadelphia, PA
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "The Muse"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rich Jaggard; Jim Colorado; Elfish Hipsley; The Three Bottles
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Hostess Cup Cakes ad.

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Gregg Fylpaa, John Pierce and Charles David Haskell - and responses from E. Nelson Bridwell.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Justice for All Includes Children, 8"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Synopsis	Superman talks to a father and son about physical punishment.
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Letters	Ben Oda
Notes	Published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Artwork donated by Curt Swan.